The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 14, 1953, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 66° VOL. EXXIV. Key West Will Mark. USS Maine Sinking CEREMONIES SET SUNDAY AT MAINE PLOT IN THE CITY CEMETERY HERE ‘Key West veterans’ and Patriotic groups will gather tomorrow in the USS Maine Plot in the city ceme- tery to pay solemn tribute at the Braves of more than 200 victims of the sinking of that ship in Hava- na Harbor. i¢ was just 55 years ago, Feb- Wary 15, 1898 that the battleship was mysteriously blown up in an accident that precipitated the | Spanish-American War and result- | ed in the gaining of independence for the Republic of Cuba. Details for the annual services were released today by the Arthur Bawyer Post No. 28, » American aig who is sponsoring the af- fair, Vance C. Stirrup, Post Command- |! er will open the service at 5:00 Pp. m. w:th introductory remarks. Featured speaker of the after- noon will be Chapiain Ray C. Tin- | dell, of the Key West Naval Base. Music for he ceremonies, long traditional in Key West since the cemetery plot was dedicated in 1903, will be furnished by the Key West High School band. Judson Stephens, Arthur Sawyer Post Chaplain will offer the .invo- cation. . Mrs. Vanessa. Saunders, presi. deat of VFW Auxiliary Unit No. $911, will, give a patriotic reading owed by the major address of the afternoon. All veterans organizations in the ety will participate in the memor- ial to the departed followed by a salute to the dead by the firing sjuad‘of the Key West Guard of Honor and the playing of taps by pecs from the high séhool ene nant hen Arthur Sawyer Unit No Merican Legion Auxiliary. y Westers and winter visitors | ke, are extended a cordial in- ion to attend the ceremonies ‘ich annually attract hundreds of onlookers. Colorful Shanghai Looks Only Red Now Says Seaman By DAVE J. ROADS HONG. KONG \—A_ Norwegian seaman who underwent an emer- gency operation in Red Shanghai recently says the once busy port is nearly deserted and “people | ng on the streets appeared id to talk to us.” The seaman, Harold Helland, 25, of Aalesund, Norway, was a crew member of the Tarn, which de- livered a load of newsprint. "The erew was invited to a Chi- nese dinner by the Red Chinese Seamen's Union on Dec. 23. Most of the crew became ill the next day. On Dec. 29, Helland was stricken with appendicitis. { The operation was performed by Chinese and Russian doctors in|, the Da Wha Hospital “There .was an American whose name J never did find out, staying on the second floor of the hospi- tal,” the seaman said, “but I was not allowed to visit him, However. I found oi: he was 69 years ol¢ | and suffering from tuberculosis | very badly “Despite the fact anti-American! propaganda was everywhere, the American received the same treat- ment as anyone else Besides the ship in port w er “that looke through,” Hella The Communists Norwegian crew ashore every} pight, but they had to be back @board the vessel at midnight. “We were allowed to go any- @here except in military districts,” be said. “Nobody bothered us.” n, the only other Russian freight if it was rusted said allowed the | period followed. jan accident. One of them suevi Ne. 39 Oratorical Contest. Plans Are Revealed The completed plans for the presentation of the Sixteenth Na- tional High School Oratorical Con- ‘| tests were announced today by the Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28 of the American Legion. These contests are held angually in cooperation | with the-Florida Department of the | American-Legion and in conjunc- tion with the dictates of the Ameri- canism ‘program of the National | Americanism Commission. | ‘These contests were developed by: the Amierican Legion not for ‘| the sake of-oratery but primarily to-disseminate a keener knowledge and appreciation of the Constitu- tiom of the United States of Ameri- >| ea aid ‘the Bill of ‘Rights, on the ‘| part of High’ School students. Other objectives ‘of the contest include the development of leadership, and :|the preparation for acceptance of the duties and responsibilities, the {| rights and privileges of American «| eitizenship. The basic subject of of the More than 300,000 high school 4| students in the United States are expected to take part in the 1953 ~-4| event which: will be the Sixteenth adic aii KEEPING WATCH through the years over the men who Ipst théir lives in the Maine disaster. —Citizen Photo. gram chairman. He» the timeliness of the o seven people sustained head injuries on a 7’ Mile “bridge accident. hs | never be the same. A larg ity of people return to former em- ployment and live normal lives. A very interest discussion jelson of the Naval Medical staff presented the histories of the two sailors whe died this week’ es 2 result-- of severe brain injuries suffered ed the accident three days. Despite the heroic measures an operation he suceombed. The jother lived eight days ‘with: i » dis- | senstage teen: Senrcnn ersinent fer Jan. 14, had been postponed | project engineer for the Voice; and | (Continued On Page’ Twelve) CHILDISH TUSSLE He asked one Chinese directions | HAS FATAL ENDING fo a bar “I cannot talk to you,” the Chi-} pese replied, “but I can tell you where! you and your shipmates MADERIA BEACH @--A ‘tussle between two M-yearold boys bére Friday ended in death for one and critical injuries for the other. annual contest sponsored by the ;| American Legion to stimulate ori- ginal research and study of the | Constitution and the Bill of Rights. All contestants must compose their (Continued On Page Twelve) ‘Rosenbergs To Hear Execution Date Set Soon Papal Intervention at KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1953 Top Industrial Leaders To Meet Here For Navy Survey Prominent Norfolk Ship Broker |Three Day Visit By Natl Perishes Here Suddenly Friday HEART ATTACK IS FATAL DESPITE A CALL FOR AID BY PHONE OPERATOR A prominent Norfolk shipbroker died suddenly of a heart attack at the home of a friend here last night despite the frantic efforts of a long distance telephone opera- tor to summon aid. The man, Cha Allan Smith, 65, president the Dickmar, ' Wright and Pugh Steamship Lines in Norfolk, was talking to th mpany by @ when he was fatal- ° . He had been visiting since Thursd. it the home of Commander T. C. Hurst, USN, 1623 Laird Street. Coroner Ira Albury, who this morning issued a certificate of death from natural causes, said that Smith was alone in the Hurst home last evening about 7:15 p. m. when he placed a‘call to T. C. Du- gan, vice president of the steam- ship company in Norfolk. Dugan told Albury by phone this morning that during the course of the cogyersatons the stricken a ee ‘notified operator in Norfo who in turn told the»Key West operator, Mrs. Louise wer, what had transpired. Mrs. Brewer phoned local police in} and Desk Sgt. Irving N. Hall dis- was sought for the Rosenbergs. But White. House Press Secre- tary James C. Hagerty said there Was no official patched patrolman William Arch- er to the scene. Smith was. found lying on the floor about six feet from the phone. He was pronounced dead shortly by Doctor John Cheffey of the Naval Hospital. Smith was con- velescing from surgery performed at a Boston Hospital in. Novem- ber. He is survived by a brother, D. R. Smith of Coral Gables and ‘a sister,. Mrs. Mildred Hoffman of Norfolk. Unmarried, he was a native of Columbus, Ohio. The body will be sent to Nor- | folk for burial by the Pritchard Funeral Home. Police Lt. Gene Hernandez and ; officer Robert Garrison made the police investigation at the scene. “|Voice Of America Probe Conducted ‘By Sen. McCarthy | . | operations. - | hand to testify yesterday were told | whe: asked “fo did. not beliete exsept ors mental false hopes in them.” man Will set the date Monday. The electrocution. originally set while the presidential appeal was aft i f they persuaded him to over wartime atemic secrets Russian official in New York. Rosenbergs have insisted they rad | - | Howard Fast, leftist writer; Virgil | , David Greengiass, | NEW YORK (‘#—Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis) continues today his Senate subcommittee closed hearings pro- bing alleged “mismanagement and subversion” in Voice of America Fifteen witnesses who were on to return today. Among those ex- pected to testify is Albert H. Mor- | ton, director of the Voice. The five witnesses heard yester- day, the first of the sessions, were | | Fulling, chief of the Voice’s Latin- | Ameri: news service; Edward | |Kretzmann, the Voice’s policy | director; Lewis McKesson, former | ; James Moran, former Voice en- gineer in Honolulu end Ceylon. killing the patient. The idea of the; Voice is good.” McCarthy said he did not know when the hearings would be opened as he prepares to board trip homeward to UN officers and men retiirn the (®) Wirephote via Radio from Tokyo. Dynamiting Off Lower Keys Might Be That Of Gulf Oil Concert Ass’n Will Elect New Officers Last Concert February 19 At CMI Hall Members of the Community Con- cert Association will elect their board of directors at the last con- cert of this season, next Thurs- day, February 19, it was announc- mum of 18 members or. the board. Blank spaces on the ballot vide an- opportunity SUPPER DANCE Sunday, Feb, 15 - 8 P.M. iz i ff eS 3 e ] OPFICIAL REFERS QUESTION TO FLA. - CONSERVATION MAN mF! nfEE pit ration Security Industrial Ass'n More than 100 top industrialists, representing both small and “big” business throughout the United States will converge upon Key West as guests of the Navy for a three day visit beginning Wednesday, February 18th, The purpose of the visit of the |, | business leaders, who are memBers gal, non-profit, non-lebbying or- which acts as a clear- if} iif} : ii te They will arrive at Base at 5:30 p. m. end thereafter participate in mal dinner and meeting to be at the Commissioned Officers’ Mess (closed) at the Naval Station during their stay. The visitors will be housed at the Bachelor Officers’ Quarters the Na seF 4 5 iH tle : il i i | i g i eh rat HL int if 9: : i F i went yesterday and what you did.” | Re 8 f & is i H ® x that | they dynamiting. He insures that BNAI ZION thete lt no peedie<« destruction of | fis and no materia! changes in} Tae * CONGREGATION | |{si,:s1 12, metrat <tocers ie} a ae $28 S\IMONTON cor, SOUTMARD | eB Bet oad Chiet eta! Elks Club Annex Public Invited Herb Rose's Orchestra Ice Pinder and His Orchestra TICKETS $1.75 PER PERSON Adm. $1.00 LOTS. "0 FUN Police Sgt. Chavies Sullived’ seid here innocent. to the public, adding i they were wrestling io froot of @ Greengiass sod Morton Sobel! We hear everyone who bas | truck parked gt the rear of the} were sentenced to prison in the been accused, so that such 2 at no | barber shop; the diver didn't see ease: : son may cleat hiaaelf in closed | Get Your the boys and rsa overt them. No; First word of the pepal interven-| session before the hearings are} rn | charges were filed -agpiust the | ee came out yesterday wheg the made public | Soursop Ice Cream lye payd A. 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